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Isolation and characterization of a peptide containing the site of cleavage of the chick skin collagen alpha 1[I] chain by animal collagenases.
Authors:J H Highberger  C Corbett  J Gross
Institution:1. Developmental Biology Laboratory, Medical Services Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 USA;2. Department of Medicine Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 USA
Abstract:A 36-residue peptide containing the bond cleaved by animal collagenases was isolated from a digest of chick skin collagen α1-CB7 by Staphylococcus V8 protease. This cleavage site peptide, in contrast to the 36-residue α1-CB2, showed no tendency to renature to the triple helical form, as monitored by molecular sieve chromatography and the determination of circular dichroism spectra. These results provide a direct demonstration that the conformation of the α1I] chain immediately around the collagenase cleavage site in the native molecule must be of a lower degree of helicity than other portions of the chain. This is considered to be an important factor in the collagenase specificity, in providing access to the sensitive bonds, but enzyme binding sites, probably located in the adjacent region(s) of maximum helicity, are also considered necessary to produce the maximum reaction rate.
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